Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-20

marc -GodTLeQ!' muLtered Male son, IL al
undeTtone, "If she is, I'm mistaken, anu
she'll make greater mistake than she
has for long time!"
! The prisoners, with the exception Of
Ada, were now removed to building
which Mr.. Delorme assigned fer their
use, where guard was still kept over
! them.
''You may as well contine me, sir,n
/ said Ada, to the Major: "I WithdrsW4Hy
parole, and will no longer promise rot 70
attempt TO escapeI"
81 am under the opinion that you cau
withdraw yourself, Miss Ada" said the
Major with q smile. Il am not used to
warning with women, or making captives
of them, and with the concurrence Of
Master Paul and Mr.. Delorme have made
up my mind that your further company
can be dispensed with. And let me I'D
vise you not to sgain associate with such
9 set OF rascally cutthrOats as those who
were lust marched OF with the guard. a
greater set OF villains never danced upon
nothing under the hangman'S tree"
''They were not my associates, but my
tools, sir" said Ada, haughtily. 'Iy
tools, with which | sought TO revenge
myself upon Paul Malers0H for his Pertidy
to me. I have succeeded, and an con-
tented so far"
"Well, young lady, I 1ave nothing TO
do with your quarrels, and only offered
my advice because IA have points of
character which [ admire You are
brave, perseVering, and IN spite OF your
apparel and this adventure, modest. You
would have made brave msu 3 good
wife once"
The naughty look passed away, aud the
tone of Ada, when she replied, was
humble snd tremulOus. she felt that the
Msjor was sincere in what ne said. and
his words touched the core of her better
nature.
~ believe-I know [ should," she
said. son, sir" and she laTctad her
voice as she spoke, chad You known now
loved Paul MalersCn; hog. listening 10
mis- vows, knew NO SKY in wllCa ne vas
not the star, NO world of Ehich ne was
not the god, you would not wonder that
his desertion made re forget nv sex, my
place, made me utterly desperate and
careless of all things but revenge But
love, once awakened, can never. utterly
die the remembrance of past Joys car
not be crushed out Of the hearth
There were tears in Ada's eyes when
she ceased speaking.
DIIy YOU 1iCtI NY SUul L 10. SdLLt
the nOble-hearted Major
He was too brave to be insensible to
the SORROWS of q courageous mans most
inVincibIe and sureSt conquerOr, q pretty
woman.
"YOu had better go in and take some
and then consider Yourself
free!" said the Major to Ada, who now
stood alone with him, for Mr.. DelOrme
and p6uI had entered TN. E0uGa
"Sir, l thank you, but I can accept nc
favOrs under that roof. And, bad as they
are, DO not think that il is right for me
TO desert the men who for me have cot
themselves into trouble. | know what
your duty is too well to ask you to re-
lease them, and | so feel for them that I
an willing to share their fatel"
The Major paused 8 moment, thought
fully and then asked: "Hsve you in
huence enough to take them out of the
state were to release them?"
81 have." said Ada. when you cap
turtd rs it was my intention to have pro
cured arms, and then to have led them
over the borders into Mexico, where [
would have lived upon those who stained
this soil with the HobIsst blood that ever
flowed from human veins, that of Fan
ming, Bowie, Crockett and others, 1 can
no longer be 8 WOmau-au wOmanly feel
ng has been crushed out of my heart"
"Wiu you 20 10 Mexico if l give your
men their freedom and their arms" ask
I'd Mccullough
81 will" said Ada.
SIT shall be done. I VIII see Mr. De-
Orme about it, and it snail be done ,"t ]
aid the Major. ''The idea suits me-"
CHAPTER L.
"What! release those who have caused
he abduction Of my daughter-let them
20 free who aided in tearing her from my
.rms2 Never, sir, never Sooner would
hang them without trial before my own
loor." cried Mr.. Del0rme, passiOnateIY.
7he1 Mccullough proposed the discharge
# the prisoners.
"YoU will think better of this when you
,et over your passion" said the Major.
uietly. "There is reason in everything.
'Ou wish to get your daughter back, dc
OU nOt?"
"To be sure I do-LzWiiI if I have to pc
ition Congress for an army to do itI"saiG
he planter, whose patience and temper
ad been completely exhausted in his
Mystical and mental suffering.
"YCar petition, Ike hundreds more for
clip from those who suffer upon our
orders, would be laid aside by Congress.
While some party brOil is occupying the
ssem6ied wisdom of the nation. Now,
ct me show you the advantage of dis
harging these peOple!"
"WeIl, sir, 1 will listen, but yOu'l
ever convince mel"
'T'n bet gallon OF old rye that
o1'
every well, sir, as / ssid, l will listen
hat much is due in Courtesy-I owe yOU
ar more in grat1tude!''
"Don't speak OF that-Only see with ne
7hether it will pay or not to have further
other with these men. IN the first place,
ley have many chances in their fa-Or-
be chances of escape from prison, and
ne GLORIOUS uncertainties of the law
mich is the principal thing that feeds so
lany lawyers. They'd starve if ls3 was
lstice and a plain patti for honest meI
} travel inn.
That is sou said tie planter.
Next" continued the Major, "-T
len are almost worn out. I want 10 re-
eve them from quad duty and 10 Let
lem rest while go out and cal IN more
Olunteers, for ! am - determined as you
an be to rescue yoar daughter from the
omanches. II never yet was sail Of
en- Mccullough that he turned back ron
q undertaking, nCE shall thai charge be
yer made ~.
" Heaven bless you, Major Heaven
less you!'' cried the planter, graspiug
le true soldiers hand. 81 haze not
mother word to say-do as yoE thins
est in eyerythiag!"
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